Nicaragua vs Papua New Guinea: Fish discards

Nicaragua
9,062
in 2018
Papua New Guinea
9,496
in 2018
Nicaragua rank
66th
Papua New Guinea rank
65th

Fish discards over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Papua New Guinea
010.0k20.0k30.0k195019842018

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 9,496 against 9,062 in Nicaragua, a difference of 434.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 66th and Papua New Guinea ranks 65th of 157 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 5,644 1 5,643 Nicaragua
1960s 17,990 4.38 17,985 Nicaragua
1970s 23,273 599.77 22,674 Nicaragua
1980s 7,534 857.1 6,676 Nicaragua
1990s 10,412 2,019 8,394 Nicaragua
2000s 10,320 8,588 1,732 Nicaragua
2010s 7,167 7,440 272.35 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fish discards, Nicaragua or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 9,496 against 9,062 in Nicaragua as of 2018.
What is the difference in fish discards between Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
434, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea rank globally for fish discards?
Nicaragua ranks 66th and Papua New Guinea ranks 65th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Fish discards. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fish discards
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
161 places, 9,371 data points, 1950–2018
Last refreshed